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This is just a glimpse of what goes into conservation and protection of wildlife in forests, Verma said. Nainital: Ramnagar forest division of Uttarakhand, which houses over 34 Bengal tigers, has been included in the coveted CATS (Conservation Assured Tiger Standards) list, a move which will catapult the reserve on the global stage and bring funding and guidance for protection of the big cat. There are over 300 forest officials and junior staffers working day and night for the protection of the big cats, which are under constant threat from poachers.Teams of the Global Tiger Forum made three field visits to the Ramnagar forests to take stock of the ground situation. We were there to inspect a site where two of our staffers were mauled by a tiger while patrolling on foot in dense forests,” the DFO recalled. They took hordes of documentary evidences involving the practices of conservation in the division, especially regarding tiger and elephant with them.“The members of the forum took note of patrolling and other hi-tech methods adopted by us for tiger conservation,” said Neha Verma, divisional forest officer (DFO).AG Ansari, a wildlife enthusiast and conservationist working in the hill state for the last two decades, hailed the development.“This is a great development which will help in further recognition of the state as well as Ramnagar on the global stage..